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Award season has officially arrived. And as the first major ceremony of the season, the 83rd Golden Globe Awards naturally set the tone with some of the most show-stopping fashion moments of the year.

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This story is featured in the Fall/Winter 2025 issue of ESSENCE. We’ve all witnessed the emergence of alumni from Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). HBCU students and recent ...

The White Lotus season 4 is heading to France with a wild mix of casting choices. The next chapter of HBO’s hit series is taking shape, and the ensemble so far signals a very different kind of season.

The next chapter of HBO’s hit series is taking shape, and the ensemble so far signals a very different kind of season. Here’s who’s in, what they bring, and what the casting tells us about where the ...